One Piece: Why Bartholomew Kuma Decided to Become the World Government’s Guinea Pig

Summary One of the biggest mysteries inOne Pieceis regarding Bartholomew Kuma the Tyrant. Why would a man known as one of the founders of the Revolutionary Army join the World Government asone of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?Why would somebody who can decimate an entire city in seconds agree to become the World Government’s Guinea Pig? For the longest time, nobody knows the answer to this question. Even Kuma’s long-time friends, such as Emporio Ivankov and Monkey D....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 887 words · Kathleen West

Open-World Games With The Best Verticality

Summary While many games that set themselves in an open world environment focus on creating a wide open space, many of them don’t really utilize verticality in allowing players freedom over various levels of height. Many open-world games focus on height only as an obstacle that players have to climb over, as opposed to finding other fun ways to use a dynamically-shaped map. Related:Games That Laid The Foundation For Open-World Design However, there are a variety of open-world games that make much better use of height, proving that it can work in different but excellent ways....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1024 words · Helen Thompson

Overwatch 2 Could Embrace The Meme and Make Mama Hong Playable

Overwatch 2players that have followed the franchise for a while will be familiar with some of Blizzard’s scrapped hero concepts. Jetpack Cat is one of the most absurd, but with animals like Winston and Hammond having prominent roles within theOverwatchuniverse, it is possible to imagine it being added. Players have also beenwaiting on Maugafor some time, with the Tank being in the works before Sigma took his position. However, of all the scrapped heroes, Mama Hong may be the most unique....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Joseph Thomas

Overwatch 2 Season 5 Update Changes 7 Year Old Map

TheOverwatch 2launch map Watchpoint Gibraltar is getting some notable changes as part of Season 5. Watchpoint Gibraltar was one of theOverwatch 1maps that made it toOverwatch 2, and now fans will see a unique version of the location upon downloading the Season 5 update.Watchpoint Gibraltar was among the originalOverwatchmaps that made it to the sequel like Dorado, Nepal, and Route 66. Similar to some of the other initial maps, Watchpoint Gibraltar received little attention in aesthetic changes beyond altering the time of day and improving its visual fidelity....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Michael Rowe

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: Where to Find Croagunk

Croagunk is a dual Poison and Fighting-type Pokemon, native to the Gen 4 Sinnoh region. It evolves into Toxicroak at level 37, and both Croagunk and Toxicroak have a shiny variant inPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. Croagunk isn’t the rarest Pokedex entry to come by, but it can only be found in two specific locations, and is easy to miss.Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlplayers can use this guide to help them find and catch Croagunk....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Mrs. Teresa Olson MD

Pokemon GO Enigma Week

Pokemon GOplayers will likely be putting most of their energy today intoMagikarp Community Day and its Special Research, but Enigma week will still be raging on in the background throughout the course of the weekend and into next week. The second Ultra Bonus Reward began yesterday afternoon and features some exciting enigmatic spawns and a fresh rotation of Battle Raid bosses for trainers to challenge. The biggest surprise about enigma week so far for a lot of players has beenthe lack of an additional timed research chain....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Sarah Gray

Pokemon GO Fans Are Not Happy About Collection Events

Pokemon GOhas changed a lot since launch. When the game first came out, a lot ofPokemonfans were excited about it, but did eventually criticize the game for being short on content. With only the original 151 Pokemon inPokemon GOat the time, there was only so much to do. Fans could fairly quickly gather all the Pokemon they wanted, too, adding to the issue.Only now do players have Team Rocket encounters, PvP battles, a greatly expanded quest system and so on to motivate them to keep playingPokemon GO....

June 25, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Steven Phillips

Pokemon GO Rediscover Kanto& Special Research Tasks & Rewards

Quick Links Niantic is organising the Rediscover Kanto event inPokemon GO, featuring a plethora of exciting Pokemon from the classic Pokedex. This comes along with the controversial series of updates that Niantic released inPokemon GOin April 2024. WhilePokemon GO’savatar update didn’t go as planned, the biome update seems to have added a number of bells and whistles to the game. With some new backdrops and more logical spawn patterns, the biome update has definitely sparked curiosity among the fanbase....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Blake Smith

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Trade Codes for Version Exclusives

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers who want to complete their Pokedex will have to do a lot of trading in order to do so. Thankfully, there are lots of resourceful people out there who have put together networks of trade codes for trading version-exclusive Pokemon. Link Codes existed in previousPokemongames, allowing players tobattle and trade with friends, but Game Freak expanding the number of characters in them made it easier than ever to set up specific trades inPokemon Scarlet and Violet....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Dale Gallegos

Professional League of Legends Players Vote to Strike, Riot Delays LCS

League of Legendsprofessional players in the LCS Players Association have voted to strike. The union, which is made up of professional players from the North American professional league forLeague of Legends, recently voted “overwhelmingly” to walk out. The choice was prompted by Riot Games' decision to remove a requirement that LCS organizations also operate NACL developmental league teams. The LCSPA states that this led to “as many as 70 players, coaches, and managers” being out of work less than a month ahead of the NACL’s start....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Luis Holder

Rhythm Sprout Release Window Revealed in New Trailer

Indie game publisher TinyBuild shares a new trailer for its upcoming rhythm game,Rhythm Sprout, which also includes details on its release window, features, and modes. This game was revealed back in April for the Nintendo Switch, where players take on the role of an onion sprout that must defend their homeland from an invading emperor known as King Sugar Daddy. Much like other rhythm games, such asMuse Dashor theTaiko no Tatsujinseries, players have to tap along to the beat in time with the music....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Julie White

Saints Row: How the Iconic Purple Comes into Play

The upcoming reboot ofSaints Rowwill hit the streets next month, with fans able to dive into a brand new iteration of the titular gang. Players will break away from the other gangs and take overSanto Illesofor themselves, all from a decrepit church on third street.Saints Rowis making a few changes from the past games, but one thing any fan will notice is the lack of purple. Purple is the color of the Saints, but at the start of the game, fans aren’t quite Saints yet....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Theresa Long

Some Beyond Good and Evil 2 Devs Believe It's a 'Matter of Time' Until It's Canceled

Development problems and cancellations are a normal occurance in the games industry, regardless of the studio, game size, or player demand. Some cancellations can come as a surprise to both the development team and players, however, there are some that can be seen coming by one or both sides. In the case ofBeyond Good and Evil 2, the team at Ubisoft Montpellier reportedly falls into the latter category due to various problems plaguing the team....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Kurt Wyatt